PPM pledges support to JP’s Riyaz Rasheed for Parliament

Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has pledged its support to Jumhoory Party’s candidate, the current MP of Vilufushi, Riyaz Rasheed, for re-election to Parliament.

Leader of PPM, former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom expressed the support of his party to ex-PPM member Riyaz Rasheed during a press conference this Tuesday afternoon.

Yameen announced PPM will not run for the Vilufushi constituency in the upcoming parliamentary elections, but support the current MP for re-election.

The former deputy leader of PPM’s parliamentary group, Riyaz Rasheed defected to JP on November 30.

Parliamentary Elections 2019 will be held on April 6.